NUR 203 FINAL EXAM Questions and Correct Answers
A decrease in blood volume results in a increase
_______ in pulse
Genu valgum, commonly called "knock-knee", is a condition in which the kn
angle in and touch one another when the legs are straightened. Individuals
Define genu valgum:
severe valgus deformities are typically unable to touch their feet together w
simultaneously straightening the legs.
Immunity: protection from infectious disease
Define immunity and immune response: Immune response: the collective, coordinated response of the cells and
molecule of the immune system, protects the body from harmful foreign
pathrogens
Define palpitation: Rapid forceful beatings of heart
Large
Irregular
Describe a cancerous lymph node Non-tender
Cool
Fixed
, NUR 203 FINAL EXAM Questions and Correct Answers
- Small
- Round
Describe an inflamed lymph node: - Tender
- Warm
- Moveable
Often found on the medial malleolus
Uneven edges
Describe a venous insufficient ulcer: Bleeding
Associated with minimal pain
Skin surrounding ulcer is coarse
Slow compared to blood
Propelled by:
Describe lymph flow: - contracting skeletal muscles
- by pressure changes secondary to breathing
- contraction of vessel wall themselves
2nd line of defense
Describe the adaptive (acquired)
Acts in hours or days
immune defense:
Responds to specific microbes
, NUR 203 FINAL EXAM Questions and Correct Answers
Thick walls
Heart propels blood through arteries in waves
Describe the arteries:
High pressure
Pulsations are palpable over boney prominences
When we auscultate and the patient says 99. An abnormal finding would be
Describe the bronchophony test:
can hear the 99 clearly
Stage 1: red and intact skin - does not blanch
Stage 2: skin broken or blistered, but no superficial loss
Stage 3: skin broken and deeper loss - deep crater (loss of epidermis, derm
Describe the four stages of pressure and subcutaneous tissue)
ulcers:
Stage 4: skin is broken and deep tissue is lost, massive crater (muscle/bone
visible)
Unstageable: full tissue thickness loss, base of ulcer is covered my slough o
eschar
, NUR 203 FINAL EXAM Questions and Correct Answers
- Seperate vessel system
- Drains excess fluid and proteins (lymph) which prevents edema
- slow flow
Describe the lymphatic system?
- retrieves excess fluid (lymph) from tissue space and the lymph nodes and
returns it to the blood stream
- blood circulation = closed by lymph and open (taking stuff out)
Menstrual periods cease because there are no more ovarian follicles capab
Describe the menopause stage of the
responding to pituitary hormones. Ovaries stop producing estrogen and
female reproductive stage:
progesterone.
Describe the mesnsturation/childbearing stage of the female reproductive
system: Anatomy is fully developed
Describe the mensturation/childbearing
stage of the female reproductive system: Age is variable
Monthly cycles of ovulation as well as uterus and breast preparation for po
pregnancy, regulated by hypothalamus and pituitary gland.
Describe the natural innate immune This is the first line of defense
defense: Acts immediately
Describe the perimenopausal stage of Anatomy is fully developed. Signs and symptoms associated with menopau
the female reproductive system
A decrease in blood volume results in a increase
_______ in pulse
Genu valgum, commonly called "knock-knee", is a condition in which the kn
angle in and touch one another when the legs are straightened. Individuals
Define genu valgum:
severe valgus deformities are typically unable to touch their feet together w
simultaneously straightening the legs.
Immunity: protection from infectious disease
Define immunity and immune response: Immune response: the collective, coordinated response of the cells and
molecule of the immune system, protects the body from harmful foreign
pathrogens
Define palpitation: Rapid forceful beatings of heart
Large
Irregular
Describe a cancerous lymph node Non-tender
Cool
Fixed
, NUR 203 FINAL EXAM Questions and Correct Answers
- Small
- Round
Describe an inflamed lymph node: - Tender
- Warm
- Moveable
Often found on the medial malleolus
Uneven edges
Describe a venous insufficient ulcer: Bleeding
Associated with minimal pain
Skin surrounding ulcer is coarse
Slow compared to blood
Propelled by:
Describe lymph flow: - contracting skeletal muscles
- by pressure changes secondary to breathing
- contraction of vessel wall themselves
2nd line of defense
Describe the adaptive (acquired)
Acts in hours or days
immune defense:
Responds to specific microbes
, NUR 203 FINAL EXAM Questions and Correct Answers
Thick walls
Heart propels blood through arteries in waves
Describe the arteries:
High pressure
Pulsations are palpable over boney prominences
When we auscultate and the patient says 99. An abnormal finding would be
Describe the bronchophony test:
can hear the 99 clearly
Stage 1: red and intact skin - does not blanch
Stage 2: skin broken or blistered, but no superficial loss
Stage 3: skin broken and deeper loss - deep crater (loss of epidermis, derm
Describe the four stages of pressure and subcutaneous tissue)
ulcers:
Stage 4: skin is broken and deep tissue is lost, massive crater (muscle/bone
visible)
Unstageable: full tissue thickness loss, base of ulcer is covered my slough o
eschar
, NUR 203 FINAL EXAM Questions and Correct Answers
- Seperate vessel system
- Drains excess fluid and proteins (lymph) which prevents edema
- slow flow
Describe the lymphatic system?
- retrieves excess fluid (lymph) from tissue space and the lymph nodes and
returns it to the blood stream
- blood circulation = closed by lymph and open (taking stuff out)
Menstrual periods cease because there are no more ovarian follicles capab
Describe the menopause stage of the
responding to pituitary hormones. Ovaries stop producing estrogen and
female reproductive stage:
progesterone.
Describe the mesnsturation/childbearing stage of the female reproductive
system: Anatomy is fully developed
Describe the mensturation/childbearing
stage of the female reproductive system: Age is variable
Monthly cycles of ovulation as well as uterus and breast preparation for po
pregnancy, regulated by hypothalamus and pituitary gland.
Describe the natural innate immune This is the first line of defense
defense: Acts immediately
Describe the perimenopausal stage of Anatomy is fully developed. Signs and symptoms associated with menopau
the female reproductive system
